Cabinet



April 20 1926.

H. C. HANSON CABINET Filed May 8 fiver: 76 H C. 15 0050. 7%

Patented Apr. 2t), 1926.

UNITED STATES rsswzs PATENT OFFICE.

HERMAN C. HANSON, EAGLE ROCK, CALIFORNIA.

CABINET.

Application filed May a, 1925. Serial No. 28,840.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HER AN C. HANsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Eagle Rock city, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to cabinets, more particularly to radio cabinets.

An object of this invention is'toprovide a radio cabinet constructed in such a manner that the panel upon which the radio control mechanism is positioned may be covered by a door or closure member which may be locked, in order to prevent small children or unauthorized persons from tampering with the radio control mechanism.

Another object of the invention is to pro- Vide a radio cabinet having a pivoted door or closure member, which when closed will cover the panel carrying the radio control mechanism in order that the cabinet may present a neat appearance.

These objects are attained by the disclosure herein set forth, by the following description of the accompanying drawings illustrating the practical embodiment of the invention, the novel features hereof being pointed out in the appended claims, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the radio cabinet as it appears when locked or with the closure member covering the radio controlling mechanism.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken through the radio cabinet on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the radio cabinet showing the cabinet as it appears with the radio panel exposed.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken on line 4- 4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Referring by numeralscto the accompanying drawings, 10 generally designates a panel formed of the usual fibre insulation and is mounted on a frame 12, secured to the sides 11 of the cabinet generally designated at C. The panel 10 is adapted to receive. a condenser dial13, a rheostat 14, and a switch 15 and any other adjusting or controlling apparatus which may be de sired. One end ofth'e frame 12 is se ured to a brace 16 which is mounted on a front wall 17, upon which is mounted cushions 18;

A closure member 19, has a pair of brackets 20 secured to each end by suitable fastening means and are pivotally connected to the sides 11 by screws or bolts 21 and are adapted to close the cabinet as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and may be locked in this posi tion by a lock 22 secured to an upper panel 23, the lock 20 having a bolt 24 adapted to engage a keeper. j

The brackets 20 have extended portions 26, upon which are mounted eye bolts 27 adapted to receive the ends of retractile coil springs 28 which are also connected to eyes 29 fastened to the bottom 30.

As shown in Fig. 1, the door 19 is in closed position and its edge 19 engages the cush- I ions 18. Vhen it is desired to open the cabinet, it is only necessary to slightly press the upper portion and as the door is pivotally mounted it will be easily rotated on the bolt 21 and is aided by the action of the spring 28.

As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the door is in open position and its edge 19 engages cushions 31 on stops 32 secured to the sides 11.

Fromthe construction it will be seen that the sides 11, front wall 17, bottom 30 and rear wall 33 form a compartment 34, in

which the radio set may be mounted.

The upper portion 35 is adapted to receive a horn 36 of a loud speaker and the front panel 37 is provided with a screen or ornamental frame work 38, through which the sound from the horn may pass.

I11 order to allow for movement of the brackets 20, elongated recesses 12 are cut in each side of the frame 12. A rear door 39 is connected to the rear wall 33 by a hinge 40 and may be provided with suitable locking means, generally indicated at 41. The underside of the closure member 19 is pro vided with a knob or-handle 19 to facilitate opening and closing.

Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A cabinet comprising in combination a bottom, a back and a front wall, the back wall being much higher than the front wall, an inclined closure member having its lower edge resting on the upper edge of the front wall, afront pantrpa an; l to the back, and ea-eases considerably. behind the fro 15 wall,- a ee end sun and a to}; for the cabinet, a pair of brackets piwotally mounted cabinet, substantially'parallel' to the inclined closure member when in closed position, said brackets being pivotally mounted in such position whereby when the inclined closure member is swivelled from a closure position substantially parallel to the radio panel, to a position substantially at right angles to the upper edgethereof, the lower edge of the closure member engages the lower edge of the front panel when in its open position and forms an interior closure for the upper part of the cabinet, a brace secured to the front wall, an inclined boar-d extending from the inner end of the brace to the upper edge oi the front wall, the said bra e and inclined board forming a support for the lower edge of the radio panel.

2. A. cabinet having a bottom, a rear wall, a front wall, the rear wall being much higher than the front wall, an inclined closure member extending ba-ck-Wardly and upwand-ly from the top of the front wall, a front panel extending upwardly from the upper edge of the inclined closure member, said panel having open work, a loud speaker horn positioned in the upper part of the cabinet and having its mouth adjacent the open work of the front panel, a. radio panel supported within the cabinet having radio controlling instruments mounted thereon, a pair of brackets secured. to the back of the closure member, said brackets being pivotally mounted within the cabinet, whereby the closure member may swivel inwardly from a position forming a closure between the front wall and the lower edge of the trout panel to'a position forming a closure for the upper. part of the cabinet from the lower edge 0:1 the front panel inwardly, said closure member in its inner position being close to the upper edge of the radio panel and preventing" access to the interiorof the abinet behind the said radio panel.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

HERMAN C. HANSON. 

